ORD, Nebraska -- The Lower Loup Natural Resources District (NRD) is now accepting entries for its 2025 Photo Contest. The intent of the contest is to inspire photographers of every level to visit LLNRD recreation areas and to explore the scenic district. 

Photographers should submit high-resolution files to abartels [at] llnrd.org by midnight May 15, 2025. Photographers retain ownership of their images. By submitting, entrants grant the Lower Loup NRD potential use of images in social media, website content, other digital use, and in printed materials. Lower Loup NRD directors and employees, and their immediate families, are not eligible to win. Photos can include nature, wildlife, people, agriculture, recreation, conservation activities, local events, and more, and must have been taken within the Lower Loup Natural Resources District. Winners will be announced in June 2025.

“The Lower Loup NRD is the largest of Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts,” said Alan Bartels, Lower Loup NRD Information & Education Coordinator. “The opportunities for capturing stunning images within the district are endless.”

Hundreds of images were entered in the 2024 contest. Ravenna resident Cheryl Albright won first-place with her image of Annevar Park in Ravenna on a foggy morning.

First, second, and third places will be awarded in the 2025 contest. A print of the first-place image will hang in the Lower Loup NRD headquarters in Ord for one year before being presented to the photographer and replaced by the subsequent contest winner.

Questions should be directed to Alan Bartels at (308) 728-3221 or abartels [at] llnrd.org. Follow the Lower Loup NRD’s Facebook page for updates or visit www.LLNRD.org.